Even small comments can feel like personal attacks — especially when they hit old wounds. In this episode, we unpack why criticism feels so threatening, what’s really happening in your nervous system, and how to respond without shutting down or lashing out.

Even small comments can feel like personal attacks — especially when they hit old wounds. In this episode, we unpack why criticism feels so threatening, what’s really happening in your nervous system, and how to respond without shutting down or lashing out.

Even small comments can feel like personal attacks — especially when they hit old wounds. In this episode, we unpack why criticism feels so threatening, what’s really happening in your nervous system, and how to respond without shutting down or lashing out.

EP 86 – How Do I Stay Calm When I Feel Criticised or Attacked?

Welcome to And How Does That Make You Feel? — an AWKN podcast that ungatekeeps what really happens in therapy. No fluff. No psycho-jargon. Just straight-talking insights from inside the therapist’s chair. Each short episode gives you real tools, real stories, and practical takeaways for the stuff you're actually dealing with — anxiety, ADHD, relationships, burnout, trauma, identity, and everything in between. This isn’t therapy. But it might just be the next best thing. Hosted by the team at AWKN, a premium online therapy platform.

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Welcome to And How Does That Make You Feel? — an AWKN podcast that ungatekeeps what really happens in therapy. No fluff. No psycho-jargon. Just straight-talking insights from inside the therapist’s chair. Each short episode gives you real tools, real stories, and practical takeaways for the stuff you're actually dealing with — anxiety, ADHD, relationships, burnout, trauma, identity, and everything in between. This isn’t therapy. But it might just be the next best thing. Hosted by the team at AWKN, a premium online therapy platform.

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EP 86 – How Do I Stay Calm When I Feel Criticised or Attacked?

EP 86 – How Do I Stay Calm When I Feel Criticised or Attacked?